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You’ll play a part in modernising legacy systems, securing day-to-day operations and helping organisations adopt new technology with confidence, so they can reduce risk and operate safely.\nFrom engineering, cyber security, OT and digital platforms to consultancy, commercial and operations, there’s a place for your expertise at Sword, collaborating with talented, supportive colleagues on challenging work that has real-world impact.\nIn response to our continued high-growth trajectory, Sword’s Cloud & Cyber Team have a new opening for an experienced and motivated Digital Workplace/M365 Engineer to support our broad client base with their digital transformation, innovation and cyber resiliency requirements.\nDuties of the role include:\nEngineering & Client Delivery\nDeliver digital workplace engineering engagements including:\nDiscovery, assessments and maturity reviews\nHealth checks, platform management and optimisation activities\nTechnical readiness, migration planning and remediation\nFacilitate discovery sessions and technical workshops (e.g. “Art of the Possible”) to define requirements, dependencies, business outcomes and use cases\nDevelop target-state architectures, migration plans, roadmaps, and implementation plans\nDesign and deliver Microsoft 365 solutions aligned to security, compliance, and user experience requirements\nLead or contribute to migrations and transformational programmes to Microsoft 365 (including tenant to tenant migrations), from discovery and planning through to cutover and post-migration support\nTechnical Solution Design & Implementation\nDesign, implement and manage solutions across key Microsoft 365 workloads (e.g. collaboration, identity, security)\nAdminister, monitor and maintain the Microsoft 365 platform, including configuration, change and service health management\nTranslate business requirements into scalable, supportable, and secure technical solutions\nProduce high-quality deliverables including:\nHigh-level and low-level designs\nArchitecture diagrams\nImplementation & support documentation\nEnsure alignment to best practices, governance frameworks, and security standards\nCloud & Cyber Integration\nEmbed security, identity, and compliance into all digital workplace solutions\nEnsure relevant cyber principles and standards are embedded, particularly Microsoft Zero Trust principles\nSupport clients in improving resilience, compliance, and operational maturity\nCollaboration & Continuous Improvement\nWork collaboratively within a multidisciplinary cloud, cyber, and engineering team\nMentor junior engineers and consultants and support knowledge sharing within the practice\nStay current with Microsoft roadmap, emerging technologies, and industry trends\nRequirements\nEssential Experience\nProven experience delivering Microsoft 365 or Digital Workplace engineering and migration engagements\nStrong track record of designing and implementing solutions for mid-market to enterprise clients\nExperience across the full project lifecycle: discovery → planning → design → migration/delivery → platform management → support\nExperience supporting or leading Microsoft 365 migrations and transformations\nExperience contributing to pre-sales activities (proposals, RFPs, SoWs)\nExtensive experience in a technical engineering or consulting role (vendor, partner, or customer side)\nExperience producing high-quality artefacts for both client and support teams - both internal and external\nCore Technical Knowledge\nMicrosoft 365 platform, including:\nExchange Online, SharePoint, Teams\nOneDrive and collaboration workloads\nEntra ID, including:\nIdentity and access management\nConditional access and authentication\nIdentity driven security and governance\nSecurity & compliance:\nMicrosoft Defender suite\nData protection, governance and compliance controls\nHybrid and migration scenarios (on premises to M365 and M365 to M365)\nSkills & Capabilities\nStrong technical and stakeholder engagement skills\nAbility to translate business requirements into technical solutions\nExcellent documentation and presentation skills\nAbility to lead workshops and present to both technical and non-technical audiences\nStrong problem-solving and analytical capability\nAbility to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment\nCertifications\nMicrosoft certifications and accreditations in M365 such as MS-102(AB-650), SC-300 essential for the role\nMicrosoft certifications and accreditations such as MS-721, MS-700, MS-900, SC-200, SC-401 and AZ-900 desirable but not essential\nDesirable Experience\nExperience working in regulated industries (e.g. public sector, financial services or critical national infrastructure)\nKnowledge of security frameworks and best practices (e.g. Zero Trust, CIS, NCSC guidance)\nScripting/automation (e.g. PowerShell, Graph & Azure Runbooks)\nExperience with complementary tooling (e.g. security, identity governance, backup/resilience solutions)\nExperience and knowledge of on-premises Active Directory and Entra ID including GPO, MFA, PIM, RBAC, External ID, Conditional Access policies, Passwordless solutions and applying security configuration such as Microsoft Zero Trust Framework\nBenefits\nAt Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development, and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success. We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:\nPersonalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth. \nFlexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.\nA Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes.\nEqual Opportunities\nAt Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment. If you don't meet every requirement but believe you have relevant transferable skills and experience, we encourage you to apply. We value diversity in\nAt Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.\nWe offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life.\nIn addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:\nPersonalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.\nFlexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.\nA Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…..\nAt Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.\nIf we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.\nAt Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development, and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success. We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:\nPersonalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth. \nFlexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can. \nA Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes.\nAt Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. 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